#acb2bd

Color #acb2bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#acb2bd

RGB

rgb(172, 178, 189)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 11.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.42, 0.08, -6.32)

LCH

lch(72.42, 6.32, 270.73)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.017, 262.58)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 67.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb7ac

Analogous

#acbbbd

#acb2bd

#afacbd

Triadic

#acb2bd

#bdacb2

#b2bdac

Split-complementary

#acb2bd

#bdafac

#bbbdac

Tetradic

#acb2bd

#b7acbd

#bdb7ac

#b2bdac

Square

#acb2bd

#bdacbb

#bdb7ac

#acbdaf

Shades

Color #acb2bd mixed toward black.

#8b93a2

#6b7486

#505765

#353a43

#1b1d22

Tints

Color #acb2bd mixed toward white.

#babfc8

#c8ccd3

#d6d9de

#e3e5e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #acb2bd mixed toward gray.

#adb2bc

#afb3ba

#b0b3b9

#b2b4b7

#b3b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafba · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#aeaeba · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#acb8b8 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #acb2bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acb2bd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#acb2bd (#acb2bd) is rgb(172, 178, 189) in RGB.

No, #acb2bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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